shí zhì jīn rì
(idiom) up to the present
even now
now (in contrast with the past)
at this late hour
jīn shí jīn rì
this day and age (dialect)
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
zǎo zhī jīn rì hè bì dāng chū
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behaviour
shì dào jīn rì
under the circumstances
the matter having come to that point
jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
to regret vainly one's past behavior